Challenge The Government’s Mining Agenda: Wellington, This Thursday

On Thursday 8 August, Simon Bridges, Minister of Energy and Resources is going to the mining club, Straterra, to “discuss how he sees the energy and resources portfolio evolving and his views on challenges facing the minerals industry.” He’s speaking at Straterra at 4:45pm.Let’s tell him what those challenges are. Let’s remind him of the damage the mining he supports is doing:

The Denniston Plateau (under threat from open cast coal mining by Bathurst Resources).

Let’s remind him about Solid Energy’s recent implosion at huge cost to workers and local communities – this is the boom and bust nature of the mining industry. Let’s remind him that this is not the future we want in Aotearoa.

Join other Wellingtonians in a demonstration against the Government’s mining agenda.